North East Labour History

Please book here: https://www.history.ac.uk/events/idea-japan-victorian-charity-bazaars-fundraising-orientalism-and-transculturality-north-east Beyond international expositions and musical operettas such as The Mikado(1885) or The Geisha(1896), the other type of Japan-themed public event in which Victorian people experienced a transcultural encounter […]

A showing of "Midnight Traveller", a multi-award winning documentary film by Hassan Fazili filmed by the Fazili family as they document their journey from their home in Afghanistan to Europe […]

Professor Coleman will look at all the different groupings within the Crown Forces - Army, RIC, Tans, Auxiliaries, B Specials etc. She is particularly keen to examine the social composition of […]

The Society's Christmas Quiz takes place next Tuesday 14 December at 7.00pm Peter Brabban and Pat Candon will test your historical knowledge (to its limit) and after that you are […]

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86337404230?pwd=MEtySlM0WTB1amhNejJTdEV0aHEyZz09 Meeting ID: 863 3740 4230 Passcode: 361822 Our first Tuesday meeting of the year will take place on 25 January at 7.00pm when Mike Barke will […]

From Joanna Keith at the Workers Educational Association   We are putting on a course about William Morris in the Morpeth Methodist Church on Saturday 29 January from 10.00am to 12.30 […]

From David Connolly, Secretary, North East Labour History Society: To: NELHS Members and Supporters Our apologies for the short notice but this is to let you know that we are […]

From the Society for the Study of Labour History Chartism Day returns in March 2022 after an enforced absence of two years. This year’s event, held jointly with the Social […]

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In conjunction with the Orwell Society, we are hosting an in person meeting at the Tyneside Irish Centre, Friday 25 March at 7.30pm when Sylvia Topp will be in conversation […]